Robert Payne’s Blog

I was recently contacted by Turner Publishing with the offer to receive a complimentary copy of “Historic Photos of Reno” by Donnelyn Curtis. All they asked of me in return was that I provide an honest review of the book here on my website. I replied that I would be happy to do so, […]

In my last blog post I took the liberty of complaining about my irregular writing schedule of late and the significance, or insignificance, of it. Some of you called me to task in the comments, while others preferred to bring it up in private with me. Either way, it got me thinking.
If I could get this Chinese […]

The one thing the Tampa Bay area is in no short supply of is good music.
Friday night I took in a little bluegrass at Jannus Landing in downtown Saint Petersburg, Florida. Lots of crunchies and self-indulgent ragers running around, but Yonder Mountain String Band laid it down and it was well worth going.
On my way to the […]

Despite all of my comings and goings, one particular pastime I am quite fond of are the slow Sunday mornings where I sit about the house and catch up on magazines and my favorite bloggers. It is inevitably and ironically fueled by an excessive amount of coffee, and an equally heart-wrenching amount of high-cholesterol food - yummm yummm […]

Jemima, your words are often like warm syrup over a fat stack of flapjacks, but I have to disagree with this post. I hear what you are saying in so far as there are so many people in a money frenzy clamoring for the all mighty consumer dollar that it can get ridiculous. But the […]

On occasion I receive requests to do text link advertising or promote something lame on my blog, but when I was recently contacted by Cory O’Brien from Guerilla PR about a new school video contest called “Be the Change! Share the Story!” it gave me pause. It seems like a worthy effort; therefore, I will […]

Any time you move to a new place there always comes the necessary hassle of changing your address and updating accounts. The ordeal is never enjoyable, and it reminds you of how many institutions it takes to help us get through life. However, it did prompt me to get rid of some old cards I’ve been carrying around in […]

I picked this up on Patagonia’s blog, The Cleanest Line. Just watching it brought on the most uncomfortable feeling of claustrophobia.

This shot was taken on top of Harrah’s Casino in dowtown Reno. I’ll let you derive the metaphors.

Every once in a while there is something in the news that makes me smile; and on a Friday no less!

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